Portable fire-shield.



Patented Dec. 30, I902.

E. n. CUNDELL.

PORTABLE FIRE SHIELD.

(Application filed May 10, 1902.)

UNTTnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD D. CUNDELL, OF PATERSON, NEWV JERSEY.

PORTABLE HRH-SHIELD.

SPECIFICATION formingpart Of Letters Patent No. 717,173, dated. December30, 1902.

Application filed May 10, 1902.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD D. OUNDELL, a citizen of the United States,and a resident ofPatersou, in the county of Passaic and State of NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in PortableFire- Shields, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of a shield of asbestos fabric or other fireproofmaterial which can be transported from place to place and readilyattached on the side of a building.

My object is to prevent the spread of fires in thickly-populateddistricts by raising the fire-shield on the side of a house adjoiningthe one that is on fire and prevent it from being ignited.

My special object is to provide a portable appliance which can bereadily transported from place to place by the fire-department orsalvage corps, easily and speedily erected on the side of any building,and positively preventing the spread of flames into the adjoining housewhere the shield is applied, which will be more fully explained by theaccompanying drawings, in Which Figure 1 represents an end elevation offireshield mounted on supports ready to be spread over the side of abuilding. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of same, part in section. Fig. 3rep resents an end elevationof the fire-shield placed between twobuildings and spread over the side of the one to be protected from theflames from the other. Fig. 4 represents an end elevation of thefire-shield as applied to a factory building.

A and B are the shields, made of asbestos or other flexible fireproofmaterial, rolled around a mandrel or bar 0 in double fold. The ends ofmandrel G are provided with journal ends a and b, mounted in bearings c,which are attached to the supporting-legs d and f by the swinging blockg. The said supports d and f are pivotally attached to block g, so theycan be folded together for transportation and held in the extendedposition by the stay-hook e.

In applying the fire-shields A and B to a building the said shield,which has been previously rolled upon mandrel O, is carried in positionbetween the buildings and mounted Serial No. 106,847. (No model.)

on the supports 01 and f, which are stayed by the guy-ropes h, whichsecurely hold the supports in a vertical position, with the roll offire-shield mounted on top of same. The shield A is then raised up onthe side of the building over the roof, as shown in Fig. 3, andsecuredby the stay-linep in any suitable manner. At the same time that theshield Aisbeing raised the shield B will be unwound and lowered towardthe ground and secured by the line S to stake or any other suitableobject. The cap of the bearing a is hinged on one side at u and providedwith adjusting-bolt t and cam-lever 7a, to which the cord to isattached, and any amount of friction desired to check the rapidunwinding of the roll may be obtainedm .When all danger from the fire isover, the fire-shields A and B can be rolled up on mandrel Oby thehand-chain m, operating the sprocket-wheel roll of fire-shields can belowered, the bearings c, with supports d and f, removed from themandrel-journals a and b, and folded up, when all is ready fortransportation to an- In some instances, especially on factorybuildings, it is desirable to have the fireshields permanently attachedto the building. This I accomplish by mounting the roll of fireshieldand mandrel O in fixed bracket-bearings F, attached to the outside ofbuilding, as shown in Fig. 4, which is operated in the same manner asdescribed for the portable appliance.

When rolled up and not in use, I provide a flexible cover E to protectthe fire-shield from the weather. This cover E will lie up against thebuilding when the shield A is drawn up to the roof of building andreadily replaced in position when the shield is again rolled up.

Thus it will be seen I have a practical device which will be a surepreventive of the spreading of fires from one building to another andprevent disastrous confiagrations.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. Aportablefire-shield of asbestos or other fireproof material, rolled upon amandrel in two parts, said roll mounted on pivoted supother point whendesired.

D on one end of the mandrel 0. Then the ports, one part to extend abovethe roof of transportation, substantially as and for the lo thebuilding, the other part to extend to the purpose specified. ground toprotect the building from fire, sub- Signed at New York, in the countyof New stantially as and for the purpose specified. York and State ofNew York, this 8th day of 2. Aportable fire-shield of asbestos orotherMay, A. D. 1902. fireproof material, rolled upon a mandrel and i EDWARDD. OUNDELL. mounted on journaled supports, in eombina- Witnesses: tionwith journal-bearings, pivoted to up- WM. D. RENNIE, right; supports;which can be folded up for G. A. WITHERS.

